Post by Ben on Nov 1, 2010 0:23:59 GMT
How are such things implemented in games?
Probably a way more complex question to answer than to ask!
Locomotion!, Railroads! and Trainz for example all have their own versions. Railroads has what seems the most advanced algorithm for automatic routing, however it doesnt allow any user signalling, only whats generated automatically upon track laying. It also wont allow level diamonds, something 'Trainz' does physically allow but wont natively recognise.
Are there any principals that they all might share in common? How easy would it be to create such a routine in something like VB? I'm guessing though that it'd require a custom engine built in a lower level language?
I've always been curious as to the process that these things follow; I'd create a flowchart for myself as a whim but is there some sort of hidden heirarchy that it must follow?
Are other people also curious as to how such a routing thing works?
Probably a way more complex question to answer than to ask!
Locomotion!, Railroads! and Trainz for example all have their own versions. Railroads has what seems the most advanced algorithm for automatic routing, however it doesnt allow any user signalling, only whats generated automatically upon track laying. It also wont allow level diamonds, something 'Trainz' does physically allow but wont natively recognise.
Are there any principals that they all might share in common? How easy would it be to create such a routine in something like VB? I'm guessing though that it'd require a custom engine built in a lower level language?
I've always been curious as to the process that these things follow; I'd create a flowchart for myself as a whim but is there some sort of hidden heirarchy that it must follow?
Are other people also curious as to how such a routing thing works?
